Motorists plunge into traffic chaos as main city approach road subsides

THERE was traffic chaos for thousands of motorists in Limerick city yesterday after part of one of the main approach roads to Shannon and Ennis subsided and was closed off.

The Condell Road from Shannon Bridge to Clonmacken roundabout was closed down from 10am on Sunday after part of the road over a tunnel being built as part of the main Limerick drainage scheme subsided.

Motorists from Cork and Kerry travelling to Shannon and Galway were unable to go by the Shannon Bridge and had to travel through the city centre via Sarsfield Bridge onto the main Limerick-Ennis Road with traffic to Dublin-Tipperary-Waterford forced to travel via Thomond Bridge.